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    Servicemembers are required to adhere to higher standards than those in the local civilian communities due to the importance of the mission and the responsibility for the safety and security of our country.Everyone who has served in the U.S. Air Force has received briefings on how their personal

  • Team Whiteman recovers A-10 aircraft

    The Mishap ResponseIt was a Thursday afternoon before a holiday weekend. Most of Team Whiteman was closing shop and heading home in preparation for Independence Day. An A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot from the 442nd Fighter Wing here was about to land that afternoon with probably the same plans -- land

  • From the Frontlines: Senior Airman Matt Barker

    With only two months in country, Senior Airman Matt Barker, 407th Air Expeditionary Support Squadron, from the 509th Logistics Readiness Squadron, to carry out his duties as a special vehicle maintenance journeyman for fire trucks and commercial vehicles. The Airman left this Air Force Global Strike

  • Whiteman tests America's nuclear deterrence

    Active duty, Guard, Reserve and Department of Defense employees here completed a record-setting B-2 Spirit surge July 14 to ensure America's nuclear deterrence is ready at a moment's notice.The surge tested this Air Force Global Strike Command base's ability to hot-pit refuel the B-2 while

  • Prior enlisted Airman selected for direct commission

    Second Lieutenant Emily Opfer, 131st Bomb Wing medical group medic, was selected for direct commission as a senior airman, and was promoted to second lieutenant February 2011. A direct commission officer is a uniformed officer who has received a commission without the typical prerequisites for

  • LO section maintains stealth

    The Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen of the 509th Maintenance Squadron low observable section of the fabrication flight do not design new planes or construct new aircraft for tomorrow.But the low observable structural maintenance section does make sure the B-2 Spirits here today stay in the

  • Critical communication

    While sitting talking to some of our future enlisted leaders at a recent Airman Leadership School event I realized that there are some real communication differences between the older generation Airman like myself and the younger generation. As I mentally compared ALS to the old NCO Preparatory